Display sign



M. COLE.

DISPLAY SIGN. l APPLlcATloN man ac r. 2i. |921.

Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

MALCOLM COLE, or CHICAGO, rLLINOIs. v

DISPLAY sien.

' Appncati'o'n flied october 21, 1921. ser1a1Nb.f5o9,2s3.f

Be it known that I, MALCOLM COLE,'a citi# i zen of the United States,and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook andState ofIllinois, have inventedcertain new and useful improvements in a Display'Sign; and I do hereby `declare that the following is a full, clear', andexact description of the same, referenceibeing had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, Whichform apart of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved type of an electric vdisplay sign,wherein a circular housinghaving rdesigns 'painted on opposite facesthereof, is provided with a circle of lights` on the peripheral marginsof'each `side thereof, and with'a plurality of radial arms disposed onthe'periphery of the housing with each ofsaid arms ycarrying a light. Yi

It isv anv object of this invention to proplay sign. Another objectis toprovide a display sign with a peripheral roW of arms having vide animproved electrically lighted dis?` lightsthereon adapted to illuminate.both sides of the sign.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a display signrepresenting the face ofthe sun and having movable features thisinvention will be apparent'from the dis' closures in the drawings andspecification. n The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated inthe drawings and hereinafter more fully described. On the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the displaysign embodying the principles ofthis invention. v

Figure 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of I Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 lof Figure 1 with partsomitted.` 1

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

F igure 5 is a detail sectiontaken on i* 5'5.of Figure 1 with partsomitted.

Figure 6 is Van enlarged detail taken on i line 6.5-6 olfFigure 1; v

re 7 is a fragmentary 'detail section taken on li'n'e{7-",-7 of Figure'5.

Asfshown' vOnthe drawings; The reference numeral lindicates a'wall of a'building-*having one end of a support-` lng bar or pipe 2 rigidlysecured thereto.`

brace bar orstrap 3 isI secured to the'wall 1 and to the supporting pipe'2.- v The outerl end-of the supportingpipe 2y is bent downwardly andisprovidedwith a flanged collar 4to which the'display sign is secured. 4

flhe displayfsignis constructed to reprey sentthe lsun and comprises twoconvexcircular' side plates; or Walls '5, each provided with a marginal.ring 6 and with a peripheral endless lian'ge 7 disposed at right-angles.'to

the ring 6. One of the flanges 7 is provided y i withintegralitonguesor'lugs 8 which over=v lapfthe" other flange 7 and arebrazed or soldered thereto toV forma 'casing 'or housing.

The two connected flanges 'ffform' a Ipe-l ripheral rim havingafplurality of openings 9 "therein, at spaced intervals around theentire rim. Positioned at each opening 9 isv a radial outwardly directedtubular arm 1Q formed of abutting half sections which are integrallyformed on the angesj?.l lApertures 'are provided in alternatearmsections on one ofthe side -plate ianges ffor receiving,Y tongues tolugs l11 integrally formed on alternate armvsections on the other platevv iiange. VThesign sectionsof course may f.

be securedtogether by any othery suitable means other` than that hereindescribed. Each ofthe radial arms 10 is providedwith an electric lightsocket'12 at its outer end for. receivingfan-electrie light bulb 13.Each socket 12 Vis connected by Wires 14 and 15l with a source ofelectrical energy. The wirn i ing 14 and 15 yfrom the various socketsform.

a wire cable which r is runl inthe supporting pipe 2.

Mounted in a circle on each of the side *i plate marginal rings 6 are vavplurality of spaced electric lightsockets 16 for receiving electriclightr bulbs 17 .whichI project out- Y wardly transversely of the signandare conneeted by suitable wires with a ysource of electrical energy','To holdthe sign station` ary, twochains 18 are provided.v The -chains18 are attached to the wall'. l kandvto the sign housing.

The lights 13 and 17 may be either plain or colored and may further bearranged to burn steady or alternately as desired. The

convex outer surface of one of the housing side plates is painted toillustrate eyes, a nose and a mouth to represent the face 4of the sun.rlhe convex outer surface of the other housing side plate 5 has a nose19 and a mouth 2O painted thereon and is provided with two openings 2lto represent eyes. Secured on'the inner surface of the apertured sideplates are two guide members 22 for holding a slide plate 23 in place,The slide plate 28 has eye balls 2e painted thereon. Stops 25 areprovided on the inner face of theapertured side plate 5, to limit themovement of the slide plate 23.

Arms 26 and 27 are formed on opposite ends of the slide plate 23.Connected to the arm .painted omitting the movable facial fea-y 26 isone end of a coiled spring 28,*the other end of which is attached to astationary lug on the inner face of the aperture'd side plate 5 asillustrated in Figure 5. The spring 28 normally acts to pull theeyeslide 28 to one side to position the eye balls 24 at one end ofy the eyeopenings 21. Connected to the arin 2? is one end of a link 29, the otherend of which is connected to a solenoid 30 which when energized acts topull the eye slide 23 across the eye opeiiingsfagainst the actionl ofthe spring 28 to move the eye balls `2li into the position illustratedin Figure l. vThe slide 23 may thus be moved back and forth to give theappearance of moving eyes. lf preferred, both sides ofthe sign may beprovided with movable eyes or if desired, both sides vof the sign may betures. The radiallyeirtending arms lOare painted to represent sunrays.Any suitable words may be painted on Vthe sign for advertising purposes.

l am aware that numerous details of construction lmay be varied througha wide range without departing from the principles of this invention,and .l therefore do not purpose rlimiting the patentv granted, otherwisethan necessitated by the prior art.

ll claim as my invention: n

l. A display sign comprising a pair of convex side plates, radial armsections in- Licence tegrally formed on the periphery of each sideplate, means for securing the side plates and the arm sections togetherto form a housing with radial arms, a ring of projecting light-"socketsmountedon each side plate, a light in each light socket, a light socketmounted in the outer' end of each radial arm, and a light in each radialarm socket.

2. An electric display sign representing the sun and comprising curvedside plates, the margins of which are bent toward one another andfastened together to afford a rim, hollow radial arms formed on saidrim, electric lights supported at the ends of said arms, a face on theouter surface of each side plate, a circle of lights on each side plate'around the face thereon, and means.

for supporting the sign.

3. A display sign comprising side seca.

tions, radial arm sections integral 'there-l with, means for securingthe side sections and the radial arm sections thereof together to form ahousing, a supporting member attached to said housing, chains connectedwith the housing to hold the same against movement, lights mounted onthe ends of said radial arm sections, a circle of lights on each sidesection, and a face on each side section inside of the circle of lights.

l. A display sign comprising a housing 'made up of side sections rigidlysecured to one another, aplurality of radially project. ing arms on theperiphery of said housing, lights carried` by said arms, a circle oflights mounted on each side section, rone of said side sections havingeye openings therein, a nose and mouth painted on said apertured sidesection, a plate slidably mounted in said housing behind said eyeopenings, eye balls painted on said slide plate to bek displayed atsai-d eye openings, andpmeans for shifting said slide plate to give theappearance of moving eyes.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

` MALCOLM COLE. Witnesses:v

CARLTON HILL, JAMES M. GlBRmN.

